JCDL

Welcome to JCDL 2002! This is the second in a series of ACM/IEEE-CS joint conferences on research and development in digital libraries. JCDL 2002 is a major international forum for research reports and discussion on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. The conference takes a broad view of digital libraries as both extensions and augmentations of physical libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions. The program captured in these proceedings represents a snapshot of the current state of digital library research and development and provides glimmers into the future of what digital libraries may become.This year's conference attracted 240 submissions from researchers in 18 countries. All full and short papers were reviewed by at least three members of the program committee and those accepted were revised for inclusion in these proceedings. Thirty-three of 99 full papers and 36 of 73 short papers were accepted this year. In addition to the papers, demonstrations, posters, and panels add to the mix of theory and practice and two keynote addresses will stimulate thought and discussion on intellectual property issues and trends in digital library practice. Eight tutorials and seven workshops bookend the conference to provide in-depth treatments of specific topics and issues. As in past years, the Vannevar Bush Award for best paper will be awarded in honor of Dr. Bush, the founder of the National Science Foundation and proposer of the Memex. This award was initiated by Robert Akscyn, President of Knowledge Systems, Inc. A subcommittee of the program committee (Lois Delcambre, Sue Dumais, Linda Hill, Gary Marchionini, Michael Nelson, and Rebecca Wesley) reviewed the seven highest rated papers to select a winner. This year's award goes to Donna Bergmark for her paper "Collection Synthesis.